On Jan. 5, 2013, then-senior Rohil Taggarsi woke up groggy, rubbing his eyes, reluctant to go back to school after winter break, only to remember something very important.
It was the start of his second semester of senior year.
For Taggarsi, who now attends UC Berkeley, his second-semester experience was nothing short of memorable.
“I met with my friends almost every night without getting sick or bored of them,” Taggarsi said. “I also tried hard to spend more time with my family by going on a lot more trips with them.”
One of Taggarsi’s close friends, 2013 alumnus Shreyas Doshi, remembers second semester fondly as well.
“We would watch ‘The Walking Dead’ marathons and stay up well into the night with food,” Doshi said. “When we would run out of food, my mom would ask what Rohil and I would like from the grocery store almost as if we were brothers.”
Doshi and Taggarsi believe that their experiences during their second semester have helped them become much closer as friends.
“We still have each other’s backs and talk often online,” Doshi said. “Whenever I see him on breaks now, we always hang out the same way we hung out during second semester.”
But second-semester senior year wasn’t all fun and games. Taggarsi also spent a lot of time maintaining a solid work ethic in school.
“My motivation level to study and work stayed relatively the same because a minimum GPA for a university must be met or you might be rescinded,” Taggarsi said. “However, I did procrastinate a little more.”
Taggarsi used his second semester to practice for Bombay in the Bay and try new clubs like National Honor Society and Raising Cancer Awareness Club.
“I became friends with people I had never thought of meeting before,” Taggarsi said. “Even with all the work and studying, me, my new friends and my old friends still put into school, we were able to balance it with fun hangouts.”
Added Taggarsi: “It was a time in my life where I was able to step out of everyday high school life and be a little more carefree and adventurous. It lived up to my expectations and was definitely worth the wait.”
